18.A water lily painting,Water Lily Pond,by Claude Monet,the French impressionist artist,was sold for more than 80million Tuesday,breaking the auction(拍賣)record for himself.Water Lily Pond was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime.
The four paintings of Monet's water lily garden were signed and dated by the artist in 1919.One of the other paintings is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,while another was sold at auction in 1992for 12.1million and is in a private collection now.The final painting in the series was cut into two before World War II.
"After a fierce bidding battle between a number of buyers in the room and on the telephone,the painting finally was sold to a collector for 80.4million,setting a new world record price for the artist at auction."said Olivier Camu,a scholar of impressionist art.
The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil sold for 41.4million.The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971New York auction for 320,000.It has not been exhibited since.
Monet's later works had unique characteristics,especially Grandes decorations,another good example,which was bedded in Musee de I'Orangerie in Paris five months after Monet's death in 1926.
Monet created his water lily garden in Giverny,F(xiàn)rance.He selected different water lilies in an effort to get as many different colored flowers as possible,specially creating the garden as a base for his paintings.
24.According to the passage,Water Lily Pond broke the last record for Monet's paintings byB.
A.12million
B.39million
C.41.4million
D.0.32million
25.What can we learn about Water Lily Pond?A
A.It was once auctioned in America.
B.It was cut into halves before World War II.
C.It had been kept in New York for over 40years.
D.It was once put in Musee de I'Orangerie.
26.What does Olivier Camu think of the auction?A
A.Exciting.
B.Inspiring.
C.Disappointing.
D.Frightening.
27.What would be the best title for the passage?A
A.Monet's Water Lily Pond broke the auction record for himself
B.Monet a great impressionist artist
C.Monet's garden and its characteristics
D.Water Lily Pond-Monet's best-known painting.
分析 短文主要講了莫奈和他的油畫"吉維尼花園的日本古橋".
解答 24.B,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章第一段第一句A water lily painting,Water Lily Pond,by Claude Monet,the French impressionist artist,was sold for more than 80millionTuesday,breakingtheauction(拍賣)recordforhimself.和第四段ThelastrecordforaMonetworkwassetinMaywhenLePontduchemindeferaArgenteuilsoldfor41.4 million.可知他打破了上次自己的記錄.上次是41.4million.,這次是80 million,故選B,$39 million.
25.A,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971 New York auction for $ 320,000.可知,曾在美國被拍賣. 所以選擇A.
26.A,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章Olivier Camu said setting a new world record price for the artist at auction,可知他認(rèn)為拍賣是令人激動的.B,鼓舞人心的,啟發(fā)靈感的,C令人失望的,D令人恐懼的.所以選擇A.
27.A,標(biāo)題歸納題,根據(jù)文章可知,全文都在講莫奈和他的油畫"吉維尼花園的日本古橋",所以A更符合題意.B,C是以偏概全,D是夸大事實.所以選擇A.
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